Following on from our first roundup post, here's a quick update on what's changed since then — a redesigned blog, several new categories, and a substantially larger library of guides.
A redesigned blog
The blog's index, category pages and individual post layout have all been refreshed, including a featured-post highlight on the main index and clearer category colour-coding so it's easier to tell at a glance what kind of post you're looking at while browsing.
Four new categories
Editing, security, scanning and business joined the original seven categories, covering our newer watermark and background removal tools plus a wider range of practical document questions. See our post on the new categories for the full breakdown.
A much larger guide library
The blog has grown well past 200 posts since the last roundup, covering everything from direct tool walkthroughs to workflow guides for recurring real-world tasks. See 200+ free guides now live on the blog for more on how it's organised.
The core tools remain unchanged and free
Through all of this growth, the underlying principle hasn't changed: every tool remains free, with no sign-up, no watermark on your output, and automatic file cleanup roughly an hour after processing. See our post on why we keep the site free for more on that reasoning.
What we're hearing from users
The most common feedback continues to shape what gets built and written next — specific troubleshooting questions, requests for particular format conversions, and workflow-specific guides for recurring business and personal document tasks.
What to expect going forward
Expect the blog library to keep growing alongside the tool set, with new categories added if a genuinely distinct topic area emerges, following the same pattern that led to this round of additions.
Where to start if you're new here
If you're new to the site, our quick tour of every tool category is a good starting point for seeing everything available in one place.
How to stay aware of future updates
We'll continue posting roundup updates like this one in the product-news category whenever enough has changed to be worth summarising in one place, so checking back on that category periodically is a reasonable way to stay current without needing to track every individual change as it happens.
What hasn't changed, and won't
Amid all of this growth, the underlying commitment to keeping tools free, accessible, and straightforward to use hasn't changed and isn't expected to. Growth in the guide library and category structure is meant to make the site more useful to navigate, not to signal a shift away from the free, no-sign-up approach the tools have had from the start.
Why we publish these updates on the blog rather than elsewhere
Keeping product updates in the same place as our practical guides means anyone who's already here for a how-to answer can easily stumble across what's changed recently, without needing to separately follow a newsletter, social account, or changelog page somewhere else. It also means these updates get the same treatment as every other post — linked, categorised, and kept around as a permanent, findable record rather than a one-off announcement that quickly becomes hard to locate again. If you're the kind of user who likes to understand a tool's history and direction before relying on it for something important, the product-news category is a reasonably complete record of that over time, built up post by post rather than summarised only in a single external announcement.
How this update fits into the bigger picture of the site's growth
None of the individual changes covered in this roundup — the redesign, the new categories, the larger guide library — happened as one single coordinated launch; each developed gradually over time in response to real usage and real questions, and this post simply gathers them into one place for anyone who hasn't been following along step by step. That's really the main value of a roundup post like this: not announcing something brand new, but making a scattered series of smaller, genuine improvements easy to take in at once.
What we hope this update communicates about the site's direction
Beyond the specific changes listed, the broader signal we hope comes through is one of steady, incremental improvement grounded in actual use, rather than sporadic large redesigns disconnected from what people are actually asking for. If that's the kind of site you find useful, the product-news category remains the best place to keep loosely tracking how things continue to develop from here.
A note on how these roundups are written
Each roundup is written to stand on its own, with links back to the more detailed individual posts covering each specific change, rather than assuming you've read every post that came before it. This means you can pick up a roundup at any point and still get a reasonably complete picture of where things currently stand, even if you missed an update or two along the way.
Frequently asked questions
What changed since the first roundup post?
A redesigned blog layout, four new categories, and a substantially larger library of guides.
Did the core tools change?
No, the underlying tools remain the same, still free with no sign-up and no watermark on output.
Will there be more roundup posts in the future?
Likely, as further meaningful changes accumulate worth summarising in one place.
Where can I see the new categories?
See our dedicated post on the new editing, security, scanning and business categories for the full breakdown.
How many guides are on the blog now?
Well over 200, covering tool walkthroughs, troubleshooting, and workflow-specific guides.
Is the blog redesign live now?
Yes, the refreshed index, category pages and post layout are live.
Is everything on the site still free?
Yes, every tool remains free with no sign-up required.